The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-04-14

All previous records OF rapid construc.
ton OF horses shoes was beaten by John
Tunney OF Chicago in a match at Calvary
Armory with Mark Walsh also of Chicago.
The best record until then was that OF
Dunn OF Detroit-1OO shoes in one hour
and forty.seven minutes. Tunney made
his hundred shoes in one hour, thirteen
minutes and fifteen seconds.
Ben Richardson OF New York, worth 81
600, 600, lives in a wretched shanty on
10th street, and buys cheap scrap meat
for his workmen.
Earnest Schilling, Victoria Morisini's
husband, hassbeen discharged from his po-
sition OF conductor on a New York street
car.
The Republicans OF michigan have elected
their state ticket by a safe plurality. The
Tribune claims a plurality Of not less than
10000. The vote on the prohibition
amendment has been very heavy, and the
anti-liquor element has apparently gained
the victory.
Gov. Church called at the war depart
ment and completed all arrangement for
the payment to Dakota OF the money due
her on militia account. The sums have
been accommodating for several years, and
there is now due $19,337.25. This sum
Dakota will receive whether she turns in
her arms or not. In addition there is due
her under the provisions Of the militia bill
which passed congress appropriating $4OO-
OOO for distribution among the states,
50, 7S4. This bill gives each territory the
same amount as the states having the low.
est representation in congress-. As a conse-
quence, Dakota will share equally with
Colorado, Nevada and Oregon. She will
start in the mex financial year(t the money
is not due until July l next) with $22, 1872
to her credit on militia account.
Upon the motion OF the appellee the su-
preme court agreed to advance the case of
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
railway vs. L. Dunn, by R. S. German, his
guardian, on appeal from the circuit court
for the district OF Minnesota. The case
will now be heard at any time that can be
fixed by the party making the motion. G.
K. Davis is among the counsel for the APP
pellants.
The Brooklyn court OF sessions was re-
Gently the scene of an exciting episode.
The burglar William Henry, alias Cunning
ham, was brought up for sentence for at
tempted burglary at a private residence.
Judge Moore told the prisoner he a lone
Of those desperate thieves from the West"
This the prisoner resented and attempted
to attack the judge. He was with difficulty
o~verpowered by the officers. The Judge
sentenced him to ten years in Sing Sing.
In response to a complaint from Mexico,
Secretary Fairchild says: Thegovernment
is not responsible for any loss or injury
ing the baggage of passengers, which has
been caused by improper conduct or lazi-
ness on the part OF custom officers. If the
custom officers at Ell Paso did not in
duce ordinary care and diligence in the ex-
animation OF your effects they are person
ally responsible to you for damages.
The election for city officers at Dubuque
was the most remarkable in the city's his.
tory. There were three tickets in the field
democratic, Republican and Knights Of
Labor. The latter made a clean sweep,
acquiring every office from the mayordown.
R. 7. Bush, owner of the Coronet, has Civ.
en- $500 to the Beecher monument fund.
Cleveland elected B. D. Babcock mayor
by 5000 majority. The council is proba'
bly, Democratic also.
Col. William H.Martin was elected to con.
gress in the Second Texas district to sue
coed Reagan, no opposition
All the later computations agree in plac.
ing the plurality Of Smith (Rsp.) for may.
or of Cincinnati at something over 900.
the ticket, SO that the entire Republican
ticket is elected.
The Canadian government is sending q
party Of scientists to explore the recently
discovered gold district in the Yukon coun,
try, along the boundary line between Alas
ka and British Columbia.
The roof OF q church at L~inguagla, Sicily
fell without warning during the services
burying beneath it n hundred persons
forty Of whom were killed and injured.
Prince Bismarck recently ordered a lot
| Of French wines from q Borneaux house.
The throat complaint from which tn,
| Crown Prince Frederick William has beer
suffering is worse. He has been undergo
ing eleetical treatment.
The work of allotting, under the several.
ty act passed by congress, to the indiana
will begin 1t once, and viii be pushed thia